Level: 6c
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante:
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Level
6
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Melanie Weisner Busts Chino Rheem
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Level 5
: 1,200/2,400, 0 ante
After playing two of the longest matches in the first two rounds, Melanie Weisner just dispatched Chino Rheem in yet another marathon heads-up session.
The crippling hand occurred on a 
board, when Weisner responded to a check by Rheem with an all-in shove for 29,000.
Rheem tanked for a while before ultimately deciding to release his hand, but he asked Weisner for the courtesy of seeing a single card from her hand. She obliged, allowing Rheem to choose the card, and he turned over the 
. Afterward, he told Wesiner that he folded trip fives, thinking she had made a straight.
Soon after this fold, Rheem was all-in with 
against Wesiner's 
, and the ace-high held up to send her into the Round of 32.
The two friends began the match with Rheem telling a late arriving Weisner that her stack was being blinded off, and when the chips were stacked in Weisner's corner she couldn't resist the chance to get a needle in of her own.
"Is that 2-for-2 or 3-for-3 against you heads up?" she asked, with a mischievous smile spreading across her face.
"I think that's 80-for-80," he answered quickly, showing that every poker player remembers the losses more than the wins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Peters Doubles With Rockets
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
We arrived at the table to find Ben Sulsky put David Peters all in before the flop from the big blind. Peters snapped him off on the button for his last 47,500 and flipped over 
which was well ahead of Sulsky's 
.
Peters flopped top set on the 
flop and the 
hit the turn, giving Sulsky king outs to make Broadway. The 
completed the board and Peters was able to drag in a double up to about 95,000 in chips.
A Hero Can Save Us
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
We just witnessed a prime example of why the big buy-in events at the WSOP are considered to be the pinnacle of high-level poker.
With the board reading 
, Joe Cada moved all-in and put Davidi Kitai to the ultimate test for his tournament life.
Kitai went deep into the tank and sat still as a statue, staring intently across the table at Cada searching for some semblance of a read. After more than five minutes of deliberation, during which Cada returned Kitai's stare with a level gaze of his own, the Belgian pro had still not come to a decision.
Eventually, Cada elected to call for a clock, but before the tournament staff could make it over with a timer, Kitai plunked his stack into the pot for a call.
Cada's shoulders slouched when he realized Kitai had called, and he reluctantly turned over 
for a stone bluff. Kitai tabled the 
for a rivered pair, and with this hero call he doubled his way back into the match.
Level: 5c
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante:
Stein and Nishijima Move On
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
The match between Sam Stein and Brandon Steven was relatively one sided with Stein winning most of the crucial pots. The match finally came to a head when the duo took a flop of 
and Steven led out. Stein raised enough to put him all in and Steven called.
Steven: 
Stein: 
Stein's jacks were ahead and he was able to fade the diamonds as the turn brought the 
and the river the 
.
A few tables over, Thiago Nishijima became the next to move on when his pocket sixes outlived Ludovic Lacay's ace-queen after a preflop all in.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 120,000 |
|
240,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 4c
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante:
Daniel Simms Doubles Through Phil Hellmuth
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
After a few hands of back and forth raise-and-takes, Daniel Simms moved in with 
and was quickly called by the "Poker Brat."
Hellmuth tabled 
, and after Simms wished the 13-time WSOP bracelet winner good luck, the dealer rolled out a final board.
This win moved Simms back into a healthy chip position, and he will have a little more room to maneuver against one of the most accomplished poker players in the world.
Phil Galfond Draws Thin to Down Paul Volpe
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Holding the , Phil Galfond hit a flush draw on the 
flop, and he managed to get his stack in the middle on the come.
Unfortunately for Galfond, Paul Volpe also held clubs with , but when the 
arrived on the turn he took an unlikely lead in the hand. The on the river changed nothing, and with that Galfond earned an entrance into the Round of 32.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Plenty of Extras Being Given Away at This Year's WSOP
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.